Sunday, August 14, 2005
11:28 PM
I've just entered the scary world of nipple abrasion. After running 14 km at East Coast Park last Friday, my nipples were so sore, I almost screamed out like a sissy when the water ran down my chest in the shower at home.
Before the next training this Friday, I decided to do some research on this mammar... I mean mammoth problem. Looked up some forums, and found that the pros actually resort to using duct tape!
"In all cases, though, I find that I do best by using tape on my nipples. Currently I use just a small piece (about a quarter inch square) of quarter inch Micropore tape (available at ordinary drug stores). I have worn it through 50 miles (longest I have run thus far) and showers without it coming off. Some other tapes I have used have worked very poorly and others have worked well. Since it only needs to cover the nipple, one roll lasts a long time." - a certain Rocky Waters
By a ridiculous twist of luck, my father bought this new roll of sticky 3M brand tape for sticking on his Gu Zheng nails, wanting to try out a different type of tape other than the ones he and my mother normally uses. Turned out the tape was too sticky, and they just chucked it at one corner. Found it the day before I went for the run. Perfect for a sweaty person like me.
As usual, first times for me always screw up... A very good thing this Friday was only a 6 km 'leisure' run. The bleddy tapes dropped out before I even started warming up. Should've pasted it on vertically instead of horizontally...
Well, I bet that's enough information on nipple abrasion for a whole year! Or even a lifetime. Those of you who're going to train for the run this December with me, don't say I've not warned you already.
Man... just looking at that picture above makes me reel in imagined pain.
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I searched on the internet about the same problem. Though I was too tired and fooling about and I used the terms, "nipple hurts", "exercise". The results that I achieved seemed to indicate that either I was having breast cancer or that a baby was sucking too hard on my nipples. I'm pretty sure it's neither. Some things are better left uninvestigated.
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